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...press, and the sanctity of the home.I typify that indomitable spirit of determination brought to my land by ChristopherColumbus and by all my forefathers - the Pilgrims, Puritans, settlers at James town and Plymouth.I am as old as my nation...

...The $340 million DSCOVR mission began as Gore's Triana, named after the lookout who first spotted land on ChristopherColumbus' voyage to the New World. It was canceled for political reasons, however, and the spacecraft put in storage...

...succeeded by her eldest son, Edward VII. On this date:In 1498, during his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, ChristopherColumbus arrived at the present-day Caribbean island of St. Vincent.In 1908, Katie Mulcahey became the first - and...

...federal holiday that commemorates the arrival of ChristopherColumbus, who was Italian, in the Americas on Oct. 12...added, "America wouldn't be America without ChristopherColumbus."Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is expected to sign...

...curriculum gives more attention to minorities, Native Americans and early American history, before the arrival of ChristopherColumbus. Supporters say it's also more focused on discussion and critical thinking as opposed to memorization. Critics...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - A shipwreck off northern Haiti may be the remains of ChristopherColumbus' flagship vessel the Santa Maria, an explorer said Tuesday, though experts expressed caution about a discovery that was far...

...Leif's brothers Thorvald and Thorstein explored further, perhaps into what we know as the New England area.ChristopherColumbus found an island in the Bahamas he claimed for Spain in 1492. That's in Section one of four general categories...

NEW YORK - A Japanese artist is inviting the public to have an intimate view of ChristopherColumbus high above a hectic intersection in midtown Manhattan.Tatzu Nishi is constructing a contemporary living room on top of the Columbus...

...he is forever linked to that," Launius said of Armstrong, who died Saturday at age 82.Just as the voyage of ChristopherColumbus split historic eras 500 years ago, so will Neil Armstrong and Apollo 11, said Rice University historian Douglas...